Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Document and Entity Information

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Document and Entity Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jul. 27, 2012
Class A Common Stock
Jul. 27, 2012
Class B Common Stock
Entity Registrant Name MAXLINEAR INC    
Entity Central Index Key 0001288469    
Document Type 10-Q    
Document Period End Date Jun. 30, 2012    
Amendment Flag false    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2012    
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q2    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   23,178,719 10,686,748